Komeito member to quit parliament over misuse of lawmakers' housing

Komeito member to quit parliament over misuse of lawmakers' housing

Undated photo shows Hiroaki Nagasawa, a House of Councillors lawmaker of the Komeito party, a coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Nagasawa will give up his Diet seat and a post as a senior vice minister of the Reconstruction Agency for letting a female acquaintance stay at a housing complex for lawmakers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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